WHETHER YOU ARE A TEACHER, HEALTH CARE WORKER, YOUTH WORKER OR COMMUNITY MEMBER - THIS KŌRERO WILL BE HELPFUL FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT COME INTO CONTACT WITH RANGATAHI EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

In this kōrero, we will delve deeper into the systemic issues and drivers that lead to our rangatahi experience homelessness in Aotearoa.

Shining a light on the hidden challenges faced by our young people and leaving you with some practical tools around how to support young people in your community if they are experiencing homelessness.

This event is free, dessert is provided and everyone is welcome. So invite your friends and whānau and we look forward to seeing you there.

We are excited to have Aaron Hendry back with us again as our guest speaker.

Aaron is a Youth Worker, rangatahi advocate, writer, and political commentator on social justice issues. He lives in an intentional community out West in Tāmaki, whose purpose is to serve rangatahi who experience homelessness. Aaron's mahi is largely focused on ending Youth Homelessness in Aotearoa, and he is a founding member of Manaaki Rangatahi, a collective fighting to#EndYouthHomelessness in Aotearoa. He is the founder of Kick Back, a social justice and youth development movement, Kicking Back against the idea that any young person is too "at-risk" to Love, and playing its part in the ongoing fight to end and prevent youth homelessness in Aotearoa. Alongside this he also serves on the board for Massey Community Trust and has had a key role in developing the Safety Net Project, and The Front Door Project, two community initiative's designed to support rangatahi experiencing homelessness.